Congress added a $50 billion rural health fund to ease concerns about hospital closures tied to record Medicaid cuts. But experts and researchers say the money won’t prevent serious losses for West ...

Long waitlists are forcing parents into impossible choices, with some even leaving the workforce, as child care centers struggle with demand.

Former state delegate Moore Capito claps alongside his mother, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, during the 2023 State of the State address. Photo by Perry Bennett/WV Legislative Photography. Last week, the ...

Longtime Republican operative Rob Corneilus joined the board of the West Virginia Prosperity Group over the summer. He said while the organization works toward many of the shared goals with other ...

Lawmakers and the governor killed ethics bills that would have made lobbyists’ pay public and banned nepotism in state offices.

The Mountaineer Mile is one initiative. Officials could help with nutrition and exercise with several strategies researched for years.

Gov. Morrisey’s “Mountaineer Mile” health challenge is drawing statewide attention—and stirring political criticism.

West Virginians are seeing higher power costs as AI and data centers increase electricity demand across the regional power grid.

Mountain State Spotlight Economic Development Reporter Tre Spencer is covering the housing crisis in West Virginia. We want ...

Nearly a decade after the deadly 2016 floods, West Virginia officials are moving forward with a study to look at flood mitigation measures across the Kanawha River Basin. Last month, Gov. Patrick ...